Theodor Lutze
36Patents
18h-index
55Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 25, 1982 → Dec 19, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6743230B2 | Bipolar grasping instrument | Human Necessities | 1,213 | Expired |
| US5169400A | Bone screw | Human Necessities | 451 | Expired |
| US4503848A | Osteosynthesis plate | Human Necessities | 268 | Expired |
| US4612932A | Magazine for C-shaped scalp clips | Human Necessities | 265 | Expired |
| US4637395A | Applicator for C-shaped scalp clips | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 238 | Expired |
| US5807252A | Method and apparatus for determining the position of a body part | Human Necessities | 210 | Expired |
| US5035232A | Retractor | Human Necessities | 202 | Expired |
| US4616635A | Surgical instrument for the splaying of wound edges | Human Necessities | 189 | Expired |
| US6042609A | Implant for fixing a plastic replacement for a tendon | Human Necessities | 117 | Expired |
| US5980556A | Scissors-like tool for a surgical instrument and process for its production | Human Necessities | 78 | Expired |
| US8353898B2 | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 71 | Active |
| US6030370A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 62 | Expired |
| US8382742B2 | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 61 | Active |
| US6887267B2 | Insertion catheter for vascular prosthesis | Human Necessities | 53 | Expired |
| US5618260A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 46 | Expired |
| US7077851B2 | Aneurysm clip | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US6251117A | Vascular clip | Human Necessities | 24 | Expired |
| US6364887B1 | Device for inserting a tubular implant into a vessel | Human Necessities | 18 | Expired |
| US6537277B2 | Implant for fixing a bone plate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US7393348B2 | Two-part medical instrument | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
| US7785268B2 | Implantable device for recording intracranial pressures | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| US8133227B2 | Sternum closure device | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
| US6129731A | Surgical instrument for cutting-out a cranial disc from the cranial bone | Human Necessities | 5 | Expired |
| US8048077B2 | Sternum closure device | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| US7867262B2 | Surgical fixing device for two bone parts | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.